Sunshine on Sea! A little bit of nostalgia from the early 1960's

We loved discovering this delightful documentary about Southend-on-sea from 1964, especially as this seaside town is just up the road from our HQ. How things have changed! Prepare to laugh and smile nostalgically as you watch this video.

Love Megan @TMV x

Credits:
Production company: Pike Films

Sponsor: Southend-on-Sea Publicity Committee

Commentator: Johnny Morris

Post dated 21/03/12

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My Week With Marilyn

We're very excited to hear about Michelle William's new film, 'My Week With Marilyn' about a week in the life of Marilyn Monroe in 1956. It looks like a brilliant film but what is most exciting is how great Michelle Williams looks as Marilyn Monroe - she was clearly made to play this part. Check out some of these pictures of her as Marilyn, looking amazing in 1950's clothes.

How amazing does she look! Check out the website and watch the trailer, can't wait to see it: http://myweekwithmarilynmovie.com/

In the meantime, come on in and get yourself a 1950's handbag,  the 'in' bag of the season:

These would also make great Christmas presents! 

See you all soon, in the shop & at the cinema watching 'My Week With Marilyn'!

Love from all at Truly Madly Vintage x 

We heart Christmas Jumpers!

Here at Truly Madly Vintage, we are completely in love with Christmas jumpers! And as luck would have it, we have lots and lots of really cool jumpers & cardigans to keep you warm and looking great this winter. As it says in the Guardian, jumpers are definitely in this season! 

Most of our jumpers are from the USA, so there's even more of a guarantee you will have a complete one-off.

Loving this mohair 80s jumper!

There's nothing cooler than reindeers on a jumper...

We also have lots of chunky knit cardigans for men and women in stock.

There are lots more jumpers & cardigans in the shop than I've posted on here, so pop in and try some on before they all sell out! See you soon :)

hooga boutique

Wow what a great day we had last Saturday! Absolutely loved hooga boutique, can't wait for the next one!

We were joined by Hetty Rose shoes who along with hooga, where the event was held, organised the day with us. We had vintage makeovers from Papillon Beauty, handmade vintage jewellery from Charming Grace Jewellery, delicious cakes from Blue Bird Kitchen, workshops from Make, Do & Mend, a swap shop from Off The Rails, live ceroc dancing from Ceroc Flair, live 40s style singing from Ellie Powell and a fabulous catwalk performed by local girls modelling Truly Madly Vintage clothes and co-ordinated by the super talented Louise Thomas! We also had vintage inspired cocktails in teacups and films like Grease & Breakfast at Tiffanys were being played on the big screen...I don't know about anyone else, but that was pretty much a perfect day for me!

Check out the pictures of the event below and for more photos, check out our facebook page...

Truly Madly Vintage 

 

Ellie, 40s singer

Live dancing

Vintage!

Blue Bird Kitchen

We'd like to thank everyone who helped out, exhibited and came along to this event, we really enjoyed ourselves, stay tuned for details of the next one!

Love from all at Truly Madly Vintage x

Autumn Events at Truly Madly Vintage

It may be getting colder outside but we still have lots of places for you to go! We have our Chelmsford Vintage & Handmade Market on Saturday 24th September at the Shire Hall in Chelmsford. It starts at 10am and ends at 4pm, featuring lovely stalls selling vintage & handmade items such as, Love from Lynne, Victoria Rose Crafts, Ladybird Beads, Sparrow & Nightingale, Plum Fairy Cupcakes, Truly Madly Vintage and lots more! Its free entry and there are gorgeous cakes available from Plum Fairy, mmm, can't wait!

Then in October, we have a brand new event celebrating all things vintage at hooga called hooga boutique which we are very excited about! It is run by us, hooga & Hetty Rose and will feature all things vintage. Read the press release below to find out more...


 "The hooga boutique is a collective of local, talented designers and makers passionate about vintage style. The event will celebrate music, fashion, beauty and films from the past.

The Vintage Wonderland will include a swap shop, rails of vintage clothing and accessories, hand made shoes, a 40s style live singer, up-cycled jewellery and much more. There will be 50s style hair and make-overs, vintage movies on show, jive dancing lessons and make-do-and-mend workshops.

hooga will be making and shaking vintage inspired cocktails with names such as 'The Jitterbug', 'Hand Jive' and 'Pink Lady' all served in kitsch teapots and tea cups. Alongside the cocktails there are delicious cupcakes for sale as well as a catwalk show and a female DJ spinning classic 50s & retro tunes. Pizza will also be served with 2 for 1 deals on selected items & drinks.

Bring your girlfriends along to sip a cocktail, have a jive dance, rummage through the huge selection of vintage clothing, try on some gorgeous shoes and jewellery, munch a cupcake & get a 50s hair and make-over.

hooga boutique aims to be an exciting, memorable and enjoyable afternoon and its Free Entry!


Participants:

TRULY MADLY VINTAGEhttp://www.facebook.com/TMVintage

HETTY ROSEhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Hetty-Rose/125831664117465

CHARMING GRACE JEWELLERYhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Charming-Grace-Jewellery/122579241125584

BLUE BIRD KITCHENhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Blue-Bird-Kitchen/116633808367685

MAKE DO & MENDhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Make-Do-Mend/177058458987158?sk

PAPILLION BEAUTYhttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=107824192571609

LUCILLE LEEhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=761151095

MISS ELLIE POWELL"

We also hope to host a vintage tea party in our shop with a local popular cake business, watch this space...

As we speak, we have our wonderful scouts in the USA finding all sorts of amazing items, especially menswear, very exciting! So keep watching our  facebook page & twitter page to find out when they'll be here...

See you soon! 

Love from all at Truly Madly Vintage x


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Website issues and contact details

Hello there everyone, I'm afraid we are having some problems with the TMV website and emails at the moment so nothing is currently online.  We are working very hard with our lovely IT people to get it sorted out but in the meantime the best way to get in touch is to call us on 01245 287 961 or to email us via trulymadlyvintage@hotmail.co.uk.

We'll update as soon as we are back to normal, thank you for your patience and understanding.

Lots of love
TMV xxx